Eden Academy Harkness

NQS ratings

Issued Not available

• OverallNot available
• QA1 Educational program and practiceNot available
• QA2 Children's health and safetyNot available
• QA3 Physical environmentNot available
• QA4 Staffing arrangementsNot available
• QA5 Relationships with childrenNot available
• QA6 Collaborative partnershipsNot available
• QA7 Governance and leadershipNot available

Nature of care

• Long day care: Yes
• Preschool / kindergarten (part of a school): No
• Preschool / kindergarten (stand alone): No
• Outside school hours care (after school): No
• Outside school hours care (before school): No
• Outside school hours care (vacation care): No
• Other: No

Hours

Approval conditions

The Approved Provider must ensure that all external doors from the children's rooms leading to outdoor environments remain unlocked during service operating hours. This requirement must be documented in the services emergency and evacuation policy, prescribed under regulation 168(2)(e) of the Education and Care Services National Regulations 2011 and communicated with all educators, staff and volunteers upon their commencement. An Approved Provider of an education and care service that is listed on the Department of Education Category 4 List – at some risk of bushfire or grassfire must ensure that: a. The service does not operate on any day that the Victorian Emergency Management Commissioner declares as having a 'Catastrophic' Fire Danger Rating that applies to the area or district at which that service is located. b. The service's emergency and evacuation policies and procedures required under regulation 168 of the Education and Care Services National Regulations include an Emergency Management Plan for managing the service's bushfire and grass fire related risks. c. The service's Emergency Management Plan is kept up to date, reflects the service's operating context, is reviewed at least once each calendar year, and includes: i. a list of the service's emergency contact details ii. procedures for monitoring and managing bushfire and grassfire risks and events iii. procedures for identifying and managing events that may cause planned, unplanned or pre-emptive closure of the service iv. procedures for notifying families of children enrolled at the service of any closure v. procedures for reviewing and updating the Emergency Management Plan. d. A copy of the service's Emergency Management Plan is made available to the Regulatory Authority on request.